Yusei Kikuchi, an 18-year old lefty who pitched for the Hanamaki Higashi High School baseball team as recently as Monday, is expected to be the number one pick in Japan’s upcoming amateur draft. However, Kikuchi is currently debating whether or not to skip Japan’s draft completely so that he may seek a contract with...

After the Yankees’ 11th walk off win of the season, Steve listed the walk offs and linked to the relevant boxscores. With one home game remaining and the Yankees walk-off total up to 15, I thought it would be fun to run through them all, with the links pointing towards replays of each exciting walk...

Is the ballpark still too home run friendly? Yes. But if you can build your team to fit your ballpark (and completely psych out opposing pitching), then you can play to its strengths. The Yanks can continue to look for lefty hitters who can pull the ball and pitchers who keep the ball down. And conversely, the Mets can, if they don’t screw it up, look for better fielding and fast outfielders and recruit pitchers who will want to pitch in a huge park.

While the Twins make a great baseball story, we’re still focused on what this will mean for the Yankees. Would they prefer Detroit or Minnesota? The question might sound like a no-brainer at first. The Twins are without their slugging first baseman and have generally been the inferior team during the...

Bronx Cheers:Coke: In .2 innings, Coke gave up one hit and one earned run, though he was absolutely responsible for two. His error and his mental error (getting the out at first and not home) could have saddled AJ Burnett with the loss in a game where he truly did not deserve it.

Gardner: Brett went 0-4. He’s been slumping at the plate quite a bit lately, going 4 for his last 22.

Damon: Johnny went 0-4 and also seems to be slumping. Since going 3-4 on September 18 and September 19, Damon is 2-22.

Curtain Calls:Burnett: AJ put together another good outing, giving hope that he will pull it together for the playoffs. He went 6.1 innings and gave up three hits and only one earned run, walking three and striking out eight.

Teixeira: The Yankee first baseman went 2-4 with a homerun. He also made some nice defensive pick ups, helping out his fellow infielders.…